, 1887-01-05

peTsuaueu the Smelt(T people 10 make
another trial, under his own supervision.
His request was not granted until he had
proven to the manager of the works and
in the presence of the chemist Of the com.
pany, that the ore contained gold in pay
ing quantities. The second run OF the re
naming eight tons OF ore was a success
full one, the net result being thirty dollars
of gold per ton.
Our readers are familiar with the unior-
tunate occurrence at the smelling works,
resulting in the professors almost fatal
illness caused by the inhalation of the
poisonous fumes emitted from the smelter
through the carelessness of one Of the
lowed; the professor was compelled to 20
to Hot Springs, Ark, to get rid of the
poison absorbed by his system. He re-
manned there several months and only
recently returned to this city, but partially
recovered. During his long absence, the
men who have invested largely of their
means in the Silver Crown mining camp,
waited patiently for the professors
return, confident that. if he lived. he
would enable them to prosecute their
work and make it profitable. During this
time many tests of the black ore were
made by assayers and chemists in New
York. Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, and
nanxar Ia naarlt- al ,aoao ,ha rat,rn
was: Only a trace of gold and silver.
These results becoming known, many
began to doubt, saying 1T is posi-
sible Prof. Aughey was mistaken, after
all, no pay mineral would be taken from
the Carbonate Belle mlne." But IA few
clear headed men remained faithful to the
would prove his former statement that
the ore contained gold in paying quaint
ties; and they have been ~abundantly re
warded, as tue sequel will show.
Prof. Aughey returned a few days ago.
He reported that during his convalescence
he had made Il number OF experiments
with the black ore sent him from this city,
and hat he had uniformly obtained the
same results in gold, an average of SO.
In order to convince their still doubling
brethren, the owners of the Carbonate
Belle property arranged for a test of the
ore in the presence of a committee
representing their company. This plan
was carried into effect yesterday. Mcssrs.
n. K. Davis and George Morgan, the
committee chosen, met at Knights assay
Office in the Phoenix block, and in their
presence the assayer made the test. using
Prof. Aughey's formula, but in no way
assisted by the professor, who was simply
a locker on, like the members of the com
mittee. The ore tested was part of a speci-
men recently assayed by Mr.. Knight, the
result being "a trace Of gold Under
Prof. Auehey's method the same speci-
men OF ore, yesterday, assayed five ounces
of gold, or $lO5 per ton. When the gold
button was produced by Mr.. Knight, a
broad smile spread over the genial coun-
tenance of George Morgan, and both he
and N. R. Davis declared themselves
abundantly satisfied with the result.
To Prof. Aughey this public test must
be highly gratifying. He has made good
his assertions as a scientist, has success
fully combated the dogmas of jealous
competitors, and opened to our people a
vista OF future prosperity the extent of
which can at present be only surmised.
All honor and glory to the man, who
breaking away from the fossilizcd methods
Of his contemporaries. has hewn a new
path in science, which, if followed, will
revolutionize the present methods of re-
dacing ores and %inaugurate a period OF
grand prosperity Tor Wyoming and all
other mineral-producing states and terri
tories.